The river press., 1887-10-19
Mrs A Fl. Beattie. Of Helena. who ha

been on a visit to friends at Fort Assinni
boine, spent the day in Benton yesterday
and departed for Helena this morning by
private conveyance.
New style Rochester lamps, beautiful
new toilet sets, dinner and tea sets, all oi
the latest and fastest designs, Just opened
and for sale by H. j. Wackerlin & Go
Call early for first choice.
Reports from the Missouri and Montana
divisions of the Northern Pacific show or
ders for 655 empty stock cars to be loaded
between the 9Th and 18th of this month
with cattle for st. Paul and Chicago.
De Witt Smith, of the firm of Smith &
Elliott, had in from their ranch in Mon
tana 276 cattle that averaged ,237 lbs, and
sold Tuesday for S4.O0; the top price of the
season so far.-Drover's Journal, 9Th
Messrs. H. J. Wackerlin & Co., are just
opening an elegant line of glassware of all
descriptions for families, hotels and bars.
Their line Of bar goods is full and especi-
ally attractive, and includes every article
needed in that line, from the finest cut
glassware to the cheapest grades. Call
and see their new goods.
DR.. Henderson, the head of the medical
department Of rhe Manitoba force in the
field, who with his wife has been located
in Benton for some time past, will take
his departure for Great Falls this even
ing. so as to be nearer the scene of opera
tions at the front. The doctor will prob
ably remain there until the work along
the line is completed.
The attention of fnanciers and business
men is called to the quarterly statement
of the First National Bank of Fort Benton
published in this issue. The statement is
a very fattering Que indeed, and shows an
exceedingly healthy state of business for
that solid institution, which carries a
handsome surplus as we'll as quite large
sum IN undivided profits
The funeral of Mrs. James Fergus oc-
CURED yesterday from the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. S. G. Gilpatrick, Mr..
Fergus having arrived on Sunday evening.
By request Of the deceased the remains
we're buried without religious ceremonies.
By request Colonel Sanders attended and
delivered an eloquent tribute to the exem-
plary life and many virtues of the deceased
with whom he had been acquainted for
nearly a quarter of century.-Indepen
dent 11th inst.
Hon. Z. E. Collins and family, after an
extended and pleasant trip to White Sui
phur Springs and other points south of
the Missouri river, which was made in a
carriage by easy drives, finally reached
home Wednesday night. The family are
all we'll except Mr.. Collins, who has been
saffering from severe cold which has al
most taken the form of distressing at
tack Of asthma. He is, however, up and
around attending to business matters
since his return.
a Messrs. Best and Dayton, the Mime
apolis mutton buyers returned from trip
to the south side of the Missouri river last
night having purchased of Mr.. G. w.
Parker of Belt 1,20O head of mutton weth-
ers. This purchase is intended for sec
ond shipment from this point where the
sheep will be delivered by the seller when
Messrs Best and Daytor now
have 1900 head of sheep on the way to
for AZ ~, r re4 cb;rr,on4 Fra,,, 4b;c
place which will be made in few days.
They expect to ship about 5000 head alto
gether from Fort Benton.
Mr.. Jno G.. Maclay, who for several
years past has been in charge of the office
and books Of the house of Murphy, Ma |
clay & Co., of this city, departed this
for Great Falls, where he expects
to reside in the future. He will assume
charge of the Office and books of the Great |
Falls Lumber company. Mr.. Maclay is
popular in Fort Benton, as he
is throughout the whole western country
wherever he is known, and we regret
much to lose him as a citizen. However, |
lO pEOLulSCS uOU w Q0SOiU Us OHUlICty 34t
either in a social Or business way, but ex-
poets rather to divide his affections and
work between the two places.
Alexander Osborne, who has lately been
employed as cook at the Park hotel, at
Great Falls, met with an accident yester-
lay that nearly cost him his life. He had
boarded the train at the end of the track
md was standing on a fiat car, near it's
end, when the train started and the sud
len movement threw him backwards and
le fell between two cars, and eventually
struck the ground>between the rails. The
conductor, who saw the accident imme-
liately signalled the train to stop, jumped
20 the ground at the side of the track and
vent to the unfortunate mans assistance.
The forward trucks of the next fat car.